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Municipal elections in Arlington, Texas (2016)
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| 2016 Arlington elections |
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| Filing deadline: N/A |
| General election: May 7, 2016 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2016 |
Elections
General election
District 1
- ☐ Kelly Canon
- ☑ Charlie Parker (i)
District 2
- ☑ Sheri Capehart (i)
District 6
- ☑ Robert Shepard (i)
District 7
Campaign finance
| City council campaign finance amounts as of April 27, 2016[1] | |||
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| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on Hand |
| Kelly Canon | $2,160 | $468 | $3,190 |
| Charlie Parker (i) | $947 | $10,096 | $27,500 |
| Sheri Capehart (i) | $0 | $0 | $10,344 |
| Robert Shepard (i) | $0 | $0 | $12,607 |
| Victoria Farrar-Myers | $8,526 | $15,940 | $15,832 |
| Chris Dobson | $0 | $0 | $0 |
The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may not represent all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer, and campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
About the city
- See also: Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas. As of 2010, its population was 365,438.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
Since 1949, the city of Arlington has utilized a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Arlington, Texas | ||
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| Arlington | Texas | |
| Population | 365,438 | 25,145,561 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 95 | 261,266 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.9% | 74% |
| Black/African American | 22.7% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 7% | 5.8% |
| Multiple | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 29.6% | 39.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.2% | 83.7% |
| College graduation rate | 30.3% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $60,571 | $61,874 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.6% | 14.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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See also
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